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Red Sorghum (simplified Chinese: 红高粱; traditional Chinese: 紅高粱; pinyin: Hóng Gāoliáng) is a 1987 Chinese film about a young woman's life working on a distillery for sorghum liquor. It is based on the novel Red Sorghum Clan by Nobel laureate Mo Yan. The film marked the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou, and the acting debut of film star Gong Li. With its lush and lusty portrayal of peasant life, it immediately vaulted Zhang to the forefront of the Fifth Generation directors. The film won the Golden Bear Award at Berlin Film Festival.
Original Release
10/10/1987
US Release
10/10/1988
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gong Li | Wo Nainai (My Grandma) / My Grandma |
| Wen Jiang | Wo Yeye (My Grandpa) / My Grandpa |
| Ji Liu | Wo Die (My Dad) / My Dad |
| Ming Qian | Wo Nainai ta Die (My Grandma's Dad) / My Grandma's Dad |
| Chunhua Ji | Sanpao |
| Chunhua Zhai | |
| Zhaoji Jia | |
| Yuxiang Zhang | |
| Guiyun Zhou | |
| Qianbin Yang | (as Yang Qianbin) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gong Li | Wo Nainai (My Grandma) / My Grandma |
| Wen Jiang | Wo Yeye (My Grandpa) / My Grandpa |
| Ji Liu | Wo Die (My Dad) / My Dad |
| Ming Qian | Wo Nainai ta Die (My Grandma's Dad) / My Grandma's Dad |
| Chunhua Ji | Sanpao |
| Chunhua Zhai | |
| Zhaoji Jia | |
| Yuxiang Zhang | |
| Guiyun Zhou | |
| Qianbin Yang | (as Yang Qianbin) |
| Guoqing Xu | |
| Yao Er Ga | |
| Yusheng Li | |
| Kun Dong | |
| Hongguang Wang | |
| Xiaoguang Hu | |
| Guoguang Du | |
| Zhigang Chen | |
| Laijing Nie | |
| Yimou Zhang |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tian-Ming Wu | Producer |
